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AOL and NON-COMPETES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

AOL and NON-COMPETES

Breaking news on Wallstreet Journal Online today, AOL will fire 1/3 of work force. That is devastating for Northern Virginia. It is also devastating for those individuals who have non-compete agreements with AOL and will soon be out of work. Will AOL do the right thing and release these employees from their restrictive covenants so…

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WHO IS THIS? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHO IS THIS?

QUESTION: Who is this lady? 1. She is your ex-employer’s IT department who was asked to examine your blackberry and laptop 10 minutes after you resigned and these items were returned. She is building a lawsuit against you for breach of contract and Trade Secret violations. 2. She is your old colleague who was emailing…

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TRACKING TECHNOLOGY AND NURSING HOME PATIENTS 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

TRACKING TECHNOLOGY AND NURSING HOME PATIENTS

My local paper (The Roanoke Times) ran an Associated Press article yesterday entitled, “Tracking Technology Applies to Patients.” The article discussed the development of radio wave beacons and GPS systems to help families and nursing homes know the whereabouts of patients suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease. This is great news for a terrible problem. The problem…

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VIRGINIA VICTORY FOR EMPLOYEES IN NON-COMPETE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA VICTORY FOR EMPLOYEES IN NON-COMPETE

For many months now I have been closely following a case in the ED of VA Federal Court. Deltek v. IUVO, is essentially a case where employees left and started a competing business. Deltek, their ex- employer, came out swinging with trademark, breach of contract, tortious interference of contract claims etc. against a number of…

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RESEARCH YOUR DOCTOR 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

RESEARCH YOUR DOCTOR

I spoke to a lovely woman yesterday about a Medical Malpractice case. Her husband had gone through an unecessary surgery. While on the phone, I looked up the doctor in local Circuit Court records and learned he had been sued 6 times in the last 5 years. Now it is the result of those cases…

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FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE CANCER 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE CANCER

Cancer is a terrible word, and an awful disease. Sometimes, Virginians are told by their doctors that they have caught the cancer early and that certain treatments should be considered to slow growth and hopefully, kill the cancer cells. But sadly, even with today’s technology, mistakes are made and cancer is not always caught in…

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TRENDS IN VIRGINIA NON-COMPETE LITIGATION 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

TRENDS IN VIRGINIA NON-COMPETE LITIGATION

We are seeing sad trends in Virginia businesses. 1. New Non-compete for old employeesEmployees after years and years of service, are being asked across the board, to sign non-compete agreements and or more restrictive non-compete agreements. Often times HR directors are sending emails to all with the attached agreement, and telling employees they have 24…

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BEFORE YOU GET THAT CEASE AND DESIST LETTER FROM…. 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

BEFORE YOU GET THAT CEASE AND DESIST LETTER FROM….

Dear financial advisors – before you get that cease and desit letter from [INSERT NAME OF FINANCIAL HOUSE HERE], review your agreement and consider your exit actions. Are you in breach of your non-compete? Have you already contacted customers? Did your new job say they had to have your old client list or book of…

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FALLS IN VIRGINIA NURSING HOMES AND HOSPITALS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FALLS IN VIRGINIA NURSING HOMES AND HOSPITALS

How scary. You receive a call from Nurse Ratchet on the 3rd floor of the hospital because your brother fell out of the hospital bed… Or worse, fell in the bathroom and hit his head on the porcelain sink, rendering him unconscious. Perhaps the Director of Nursing at ABC Nursing Home has been asked to…

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SAVE THE PROFITS FOR AMERICA’S HEALTH CARE INSURERS 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

SAVE THE PROFITS FOR AMERICA’S HEALTH CARE INSURERS

I just wanted to share this short 2 minute video about the health insurance industry…it is especially relevant given the bill now before the US Senate. Moveon.org hit the nail on the head as far as I am concerned. See the short video here.

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VIRGINIA LAW ON NON-COMPETES (Case by Case) 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

VIRGINIA LAW ON NON-COMPETES (Case by Case)

There is not a section of Virginia Code dedicated to employment agreements. Nor is there a litmus test which allows employees to determine whether or not the agreement they have signed is enforceable. The law in Virginia on the subject is found in common law or case law. This means, that each case, contract and…

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ELOPEMENT 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ELOPEMENT

I have always wondered, is it harder to have your body and not your mind because of dementia, or would it be easier to suffer a broken body (MS, stroke, etc.) and have your cognitive function? There is no clear answer – both are equally devestating. Many of Virginia’s nursing home residents however, are capable…

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